Do/Have/Be
‘I’m a big fan of U2,’ Derek said.
Derek said he .................... a big fan of U2.
A was
B has been
C had been
A was
You’ve been annoying me all day!’ my mum said.
My mum said I .................... her all day.
A annoyed
B was annoying
C had been annoying
C had been annoying
The dog ate my homework!’ said Ivan.
Ivan said the dog .................... his homework.
A was eating
B had eaten
C has eaten
B had eaten
At one o’clock, I was having lunch,’ said Molly.
Molly said she .................... lunch at one o’clock.
A had been having
B has had
C is having
A had been having
You must give me your essays,’ Mrs Vine said.
Mrs Vine said we .................... give her our essays.
A were having to
B had to
C would have to
B had to
‘Will you be at the party?’ Richard asked me.
Richard asked me if I .................... be at the party.
Richard asked me if I would be at the party.
‘Can we go to the zoo tomorrow?’ Jane asked her father.
Jane asked her father if they .................... go to the zoo the following day.
they could
‘May I leave the table?’ Samantha asked her parents.
Samantha asked her parents if she .................... leave the table.
might
Samantha asked her parents if she might leave the table.
‘Shall we play tennis or volleyball?’ Debbie asked her sister.
Debbie asked her sister if they .................... play tennis or volleyball.
Should
Debbie asked her sister if they should play tennis or volleyball.
‘Will our bus leave on time?’ Mum asked the driver.
Mum asked the driver whether our bus .................... leave on time.
Would
Mum asked the driver whether our bus would leave on time.
‘When did your brother join the army?’ Rudy asked me.
Rudy asked me ........................................ the army.
When my brother had joined
- Rudy asked me when my brother had joined the army.
‘Why was Rob on TV?’ Denise asked me.
Denise asked me ........................................ on TV.
Denise asked me why Rob had been on TV.
‘Who saw you at the park?’ the police officer asked me.
The police officer asked me ..................... at the park.
The police officer asked me who had seen me at the park.
‘Who did you see at the park?’ the police officer asked me.
The police officer asked me ............................ at the park.
The police officer asked me who I had seen at the park.
‘How will we find your keys in the dark?’ Ashley asked Susie.
Ashley asked Susie .................. keys in the dark.
Ashley asked Susie how they would find her keys in the dark.
The doctor said to me, "Stop smoking!".
The doctor _____ me _______ stop smoking.
The doctor told me to stop smoking.
"Get out of the car!" said the policeman.
The policeman _____ _____ _____ get out of the car.
The policeman ordered / asked him to get out of the car.
"Could you please be quiet," she said.
She __ ___ ___ be quiet.
She asked me to be quiet.
Don't call me anymore. → She asked him
She asked him not to call her anymore.
Don't leave me alone. → He told his mom
He told his mom not to leave him alone.
‘I’m sorry I told everyone your secret,’ my sister said. (apologised)
My sister apologised for telling everyone my secret.
‘I didn’t give the money to John,’ said Ali. (denied)
Ali denied giving the money to John.
‘I’ll love you forever!’ Francis said to Elizabeth. (promised)
Francis promised to love Elizabeth forever.
‘No, I won’t open the door!’ said Mandy. (refused)
Mandy refused to open the door.
‘Why don’t we give Jenny a call?’ Albert said. (suggested)
Albert suggested giving Jenny a call.